Hopper Relocation Preparation and Chopstick Work Continues | SpaceX Boca Chica
SpaceX is working to prepare Starhopper for a potential relocation. Meanwhile, most of the focus is on preparing the Chopsticks for the potential catch test with B14.1, ahead of flight 5.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Installation Jig Lowered
0:20 Reinforcement Work Continues
0:36 Orbital Pad A
0:43 Brackets Installed on the Chopsticks
1:14 Top of Tower 1
1:31 Chopstick Stop Installed on Tower 2
1:42 Sheet Piles In Front of Tower 2
1:50 Starhopper
1:59 The Rocket Garden
2:13 Crews at Ship 30’s Payload Hatch
2:28 The Parking Garage
2:35 Ship 31’s Heatshield Replacement
3:27 Some Scaffolding Removed
3:48 Entrance to Starfactory
3:55 Booster 15 Barrel Section
4:23 B14.1 Test Tank
4:37 Office Building Window Install
4:53 Spot for a SpaceX Logo
5:08 Starfactory Entrance
5:23 Landscaping Outside Starfactory
5:31 The Launch Site
5:39 Work Continues on the Chopsticks
6:01 More Catch Pads Installed
6:13 Work on Chopstick Systems
6:30 Work Part Way up the Tower
6:39 The Ship Quick Disconnect
6:48 The Tank Farm
6:57 Landing Rails Raised
7:14 Landing Rails Lowered
7:27 The Rocket Garden
7:34 More Work in Ship 30
7:49 More Work on the Starfactory Door
7:56 The Chopsticks
8:16 Reinforcement Piece Lifted
8:44 Work on Starhopper